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Originally Posted by Rhovanion
Well like I said, I might have been using the wrong term. Melody to me is the core tune of a song, from start to finish. What's left when everything else is stripped away.
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Sorry to break in your conversation. I hope you don't mind. I want to address the bold part. When you strip a piece of music (I'm not talking just about song form, but any form) from everything else, as you said, you are actually left with abstract tones, not melody, because all the connections between those tones are gone with harmony, rhythm, and most importantly composition (a meaningful succession and arrangement of tones).
Now, the question is - can those abstract, random tones be considered music? I believe - yes. Because, if you can make the connections between tones in your mind, than it is music. Besides, music doesn't even exist without its listener.